@kateschaefer
She/her. Everything is more complicated than that. I volunteer with Carl Brandon Society, Clarion West, Otherwise. I walked Hadrian's Wall a few years ago. I read a lot. I sew a lot. I garden a little. My grandchildren are old enough to vote. I digress.
The people to whom you and C. L. Curole are married.
Remember, I have been extremely literal for the entire time you have known me on the Interwebs, which is a long time.
To be clear, they are two different people.
At least, I think so.
"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?"
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Celebrate the positive when it comes along:
Two charismatic marsupial species that had been thought extinct for 6,000 years are alive in rainforest in remote West Papu
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I'm looking for Nick Fury's response to Noem's new job.
They killed 180 children and their teachers in a double-tap strike on a school. The girls were 7 to 12 years old.
Iraq plunged into nationwide blackout as US tells citizens to leave immediately
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If the US Navy is making it a policy not to assist shipwreck victims then we'd better hope and pray that none of our sailors are ever in a position to need it, because no one will help us.
The story says, "... Americans lambasted the State Department on social media and in interviews, expressing frustration that there appeared to be little planning to help citizens ..."
I'm just one idiot on the web, but gosh, maybe the mass firings at State and other departments weren't a good idea?
There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States — until now
If you haven't read this brilliant novel yet, treat yourself, and then read the sequel, Kinning.
New Hampshire considers changing motto from "Live free or die" to "Live free and die."
I rarely see the Bewick's wrens, but I love hearing them and knowing what I'm hearing, thanks to Merlin.
Hell yeah, brother
Drawing of the Great Telescope at Birr Castle. Between two stone walls, perhaps four stories tall, the black cylinder of the telescope, nearly 2 meters in diameter, and nearly 17 meters in length. The walls hold an elaborate arrangements of stairs and walkways that allow an observer to reach the eyepiece of the telescope no matter what angle it is raised to. The drawing is rendered in shades of light and dark brown, because the artist, Mike Gale, uses Guiness Stout instead of ink to draw Irish scenes. Copyright 2019 by Mike Gale.
An opportunity for a Shameless Plug!
Anyone in Chicagoland curious?
The Chicago Astronomical Society has invited me to speak Sat, 28 Feb, 6 PM, at the Cernan Earth & Space Center, 2000 5th Ave, River Grove IL.
"The Great Telescope of Birr Castle:
How a 19th-Century Irish Family Changed Astronomy"
If President Trump tries to take control of the midterm elections by executive order, he'll be defying the Constitution in an attempt to trample the authority of Congress and the states and the rights of voters. The time to draw a line is now, says @walterolson.bsky.social.
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I made this point in class the other day. Until Congress changes the name, it's the Department of Defense. It's not hard.
Pete Hegseth can call it whatever he wants. Uncle Drunky's Funtown or the He-Man Warfighters Secret Clubhouse or whatever. No one else should feel the need to follow him.
At a closed Tim Hortons, 5 miles from his home, without his cane. Yes, this is murder. Yes, it is deliberate. Yes, it is deeply, deeply shameful.
I had a dream about that only a few weeks ago. The phone in my dream was a newfangled princess model, not attached directly to the wall.
I know you say you don't choose any of the music, @kairyssdal.bsky.social, but I was really expecting "MacArthur Park" after that recipe metaphor today.
Let the storytelling commence! Tananarive Due, Toastmaster for our 61st Nebula Awards Ceremony in Chicago this June 3-7.
Please join us in celebrating @tananarivedue.bsky.social: an accomplished worldbuilder, dream-spinner, and now...
✨️ Toastmaster for SFWA's 61st Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony! ✨️
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I can tell that the person who made that diagram isn't old or disabled. I want a grab bar by the toilet. I use that grab bar every day.
Toilet risers are useful for tall people, but can be hellaciously bad for short people; there we are, feet dangling a few inches above the floor.
This stunt where ICE releases people far from home with no proper clothing and no way home should be treated as attempted homicide. In this case, actual homicide. These cases are not accidental or based on misunderstandings. They are deliberate attempts to inflict bodily harm.
And considerably safer than it was in my youth, when even so, it was safer than pregnancy.
That's what we're all anticipating.
The market ≠ the economy. And presidents don't control either. But since stock markets are Trump's preferred metric for judging his successes as president, this context seems useful.
Yeah, I don't know either.
The Ford Pinto wasn't just infamous for catching fire and killing people during a crash; it was infamous for the leaked memo where Ford said the $50million to pay off survivors was less than the $121million to recall and retool, so the deaths were an acceptable business issue.
The Cybertruck is...
The Ford Pinto had a death rate of 85 people for 10 million cars sold. The Cybertruck hasn't sold 10 million, but the fatality rate so far maths out to 1,452 people killed per 10 million sold.
The Cybertruck may be the deadliest road car, for the occupants, ever sold.
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